Homogenized
Milk

According to many researchers, homogenized milk is a major cause of elevated cholesterol levels, high blood pressure - and more. See below.

Today most of the milk that is available in supermarkets is homogenized - even though this fact is not always advertised on the container.

Those who wish to protect their health and their immune systems should move heaven and earth to find a source of non-homogenized milk, failing which they should use dairy-free alternatives.

The article following highlights the considerable dangers of homogenized milk . . .

`Cows milk is normally a nutritious food. However, when it is tampered with by way of homogenization, it becomes a type of slow poison for the circulatory system.

`Homogenization is a mechanical process in which milk is passed through pipes and fine filters at a pressure of 2500psi and a speed of 600 feet per second. The fat portion of the milk is thus broken up into very small globules. Like mist in a fog, small fat particles remain in suspension and do not rise to the top of the milk.

`Milk is homogenized primarily to extend its shelf life. There are economic advantages to selling a product with a longer shelf shelf life.

`Milk fat contains a substance called xanthine oxidase (XO). When milk is not homogenized, both the fat and the XO are digested in the stomach and small intestine into smaller molecules, which are either used or excreted from the body. Dr Oster and Dr Ross have found that the homogenization process is responsible for allowing some of the XO to pass intact, in small protective packets, through the wall of the intestine and into the circulation. XO is an enzyme found in the liver of many organisms where it is involved in the breakdown of compounds (purines) into uric acid, a waste product.

`Humans have a natural reservoir of XO in the liver. However, if any foreign XO, such as that from cows milk, enters the bloodstream, it creates havoc by attacking specific targets within artery walls. It can also directly attack parts of the heart muscle. Lesions within artery walls result from this attack.

`The body responds to the XO related damage by taking measures to protect arterial lesions from further assault. Scar tissue and calcified plaques represent stages in the healing process.

The simple thickening and hardening of the arteries is known as arteriosclerosis, whereas, atherosclerosis is characterized by the additional accumulation of cholesterol and fatty deposits laid down adjacent to scars and plaques. Gradually, the artery wall thickens obstructing the flow of blood. Arteries lose their elasticity in later stages of the disease as additional calcium is deposited. Calcification of the arteries can contribute to high blood pressure which is actually not a disease in itself. High blood pressure is just a symptom, the tip of the iceberg, which surfaces in the course of progressive atherosclerosis started by XO.' (Nicholas Sampsidis M.S, Homogenized, p.7).

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